Vallejo Would Like to Use Alcohol as a Lifeline

Our bankrupt neighbors to our north (northeast?), Vallejo, are looking to add in some revenue to the city. How? Well, after the neighborhood ousted mega-chain Wal-Mart, Vallejo is looking into luring other grocer businesses to town. While Vallejo isn't allowed to tax foodstuffs, they can tax alcoholic beverage sales. Enter: Fresh & Easy and Beverages & More.

Part of the Tesco chain of grocery stores (currently in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada), Fresh & Easy will be opening a total of 3 locations in a city of 130,000 people. Reportedly, Vallejo is also courting Beverages & More (or BevMo to their frequent customers) for a location in town as well. Here's to alcohol being a reason to support the economy! We can drink to that! (We'll drink to everything)

For those ex-Arizonites, Nevadans, and Los Angeleans looking for a Fresh & Easy near us in San Francisco, our very own Bayview will be getting one too.